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- 28 Feb 2018
Ericsson Middle East and Africa to Launch Innovation Hubs
Ericsson announced yesterday it’s near-future plans to create new innovation hubs serving Middle East and Africa markets following the same global concept of Ericsson Garage. Ericsson Garage is an…
- 28 Jan 2020
Ericsson Predicts Increased 5G Uptake in Africa
Ericsson says more service providers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region will this year adopt 5G technology in their operations. Chafic Traboulsi, head of networks at Ericsson Middle East and…
- 4 Jun 2018
Nora Wahby Appointed Head of Ericsson West Africa
Ericsson has announced the appointment of Nora Wahby as Head of Ericsson West Africa. Wahby will oversee Ericsson’s business within this geography, holding responsibility for Key Accounts in West…
- 11 Apr 2023
Ericsson, Smart Africa Digital Academy Boost Digital Skills Across Africa
Ericsson and Smart Africa Digital Academy announce the digital upskilling of 100 policy makers and regulators across 19 African countries on the topics of emerging technologies to promote and boost…
- 2 Mar 2014
MTN First with Ericsson Radio Dot System in Africa
Ericsson announced an agreement with MTN, a leading telecommunications company with presence in 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East, to trial the exciting new Ericsson Radio Dot System in…
- 9 Nov 2017
Ericsson Report Forecasts 310m LTE Subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2023
By peter oluka The latest regional appendix to the upcoming Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts that LTE subscriptions will expand by 47 percent from 30 million in 2017 to 310million by 2023 in…
- 22 Aug 2019
Ericsson Announces Changes to the Executive Team
Effective September 1, 2019, Fadi Pharaon is appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Middle East & Africa at Ericsson, and member of Ericsson’s Executive Team, reporting to the…
- 6 Jun 2016
Ericsson Predict 200% Growth in Smartphone Adoption by 2021
Smartphone subscriptions will increase by more than 200% between 2015 and 2021 in the Middle East and Africa, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. Growth in mobile broadband…
- 12 Jul 2018
Nigerian Wins Ericsson’s Girls Who Innovate Competition
Ericsson through its ninth annual participation in the ’Girls in ICT Day’ across the Middle East and Africa recently hosted the second edition of the annual ‘Girls Who Innovate Competition’ under the…
- 18 Mar 2021
Ericsson Appoints Sena Erten as Head of People for Market Area MEA
Ericsson has announced the appointment of Sena Erten as Vice President and Head of People at Ericsson Middle East and Africa and a member of the market area leadership team. In her new role, Sena…
- 23 Jun 2017
Africa Edges Closer to 1Bn Mobile Subscriptions
The report foresees that the number of mobile broadband subscriptions in Middle East and Africa (MEA) region will almost triple between 2016 and 2022. "In Middle East and Africa, where the…
- 19 Nov 2020
Ericsson Sees Strong Momentum in Sub-Saharan Africa
A series of contracts in Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar and Benin, among others, highlight Ericsson’s growing footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa as communications service providers move to strengthen…
- 26 Oct 2020
Ericsson Launches Graduate Program in Africa to Help Innovate the Future
Ericsson has announced the launch of its 2020 edition of the Graduate Program in Africa. The program aims to grow the technical skills of the graduates, train them in the Ericsson technology,…
- 26 Sept 2015
MTN Group Selects Ericsson Order to Cash Suite
MTN, a leading telecommunications company with presence in 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East, signed a multi-year agreement with Ericsson to implement, support and manage Ericsson's Order to…
- 11 Nov 2021
Ericsson wins ‘Green ICT Champion’ at Africa Tech Festival 2021
Ericsson has been awarded the Green ICT Champion of the Year Award 2021 at the Africa Tech Festival for its Breaking the Energy Curve initiative. The 14th edition of the Awards acknowledges and…
- 28 Feb 2019
MTN, Ericsson Extend Mobile Money Deal to Nigeria, Others
MTN and Ericsson have signed a five-year contract extension to deploy new products and provide managed services for mobile money services in 13 countries across Africa and the Middle East. The new…
- 22 Apr 2021
Proposed New Measures by ATU and Ericsson Set to Expand Africa’s ICT Space
African Countries and telecommunications stakeholders have launched the first set of ATU spectrum recommendations that focus on transforming Africa into a knowledge economy through the development of…
- 8 Jan 2018
MTN Partners Ericsson on First 5G Trial in Africa
MTN and Ericsson have announced the first 5G technology and applications trial in Africa, which is part of a 5G demonstration starting in the first quarter of 2018. This, after the two companies…
- 23 Sept 2021
Ericsson Report: Sub-Saharan Africa Mobile Financial Services Use Grow more than Triples
A major new Ericsson Consumer and Market Insight report titled Mobile Financial Services on the Rise reveals that nearly half of all consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa use mobile financial services in…
- 4 Oct 2020
Ericsson, Telenor Connexion Enable Sustainable Micro-factories with IoT Accelerator
Powered by Ericsson IoT Accelerator, Telenor Connexion will provide global connectivity to Wayout's sustainable micro-factories starting in East Africa and expanding into the Middle East, Asia…
- 20 Nov 2014
Ericsson Reports Mobile Subscriptions in Africa Near Billion Mark
The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, a comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks worldwide, reveals that proliferation of mobile technology continues…
- 7 Feb 2015
Ericsson, Landis+Gyr Provide Smart Metering, Other projects Solutions In ME
Landis+Gyr, global provider of energy management solutions, and Ericsson, global technology communications and services provider, have created a partnership to address the Middle East’s Smart…
- 15 Nov 2018
MTN, Ericsson Begin First 5G Customer Trial Deployment Africa
MTN Group and Ericsson have announced the first 5G customer trial deployment in South Africa starting with a fixed wireless access site at technology company Netstar’s headquarters in Midrand. The…
- 8 Dec 2022
Ericsson Mobility Report Projects Sub-Saharan Africa 5G Subscriptions to Reach 150M by 2028
Mobility Report projects that 5G subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa will grow from 7 million in 2022 to 150 million by the end of 2028, accounting for 14 percent of total connections at that time.…
- 11 Aug 2016
Ericsson’s AHUB Aims to Spur Africa’s Digital Growth
As Africa intensifies its role as a leader in ICT, Ericsson continues to stimulate creativity, showcase talent and enable networking opportunities for tech entrepreneurs in Africa by powering the…
- 3 Mar 2023
Econet Partners Ericsson to Modernize Network Infrastructure
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has strengthened its partnership with Ericsson at Mobile World Congress 2023, Barcelona, Spain as it prepares for 5G expansion by modernizing its Radio Access Network (RAN)…
- 22 Dec 2022
MTN Benin, Ericsson Deploy Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Network Solution in Africa
MTN Benin and Ericsson have partnered on the deployment of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) solution in Africa to address throughput challenges. A network management system…
- 5 Jul 2018
Ericsson Inspires over 500 Young Girls to Explore Careers in ICT
Ericsson continued to bolster its efforts in improving gender balance in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry through its ninth annual participation in Girls in ICT across…
- 12 Mar 2019
Ericsson Announces Change to the Executive Team
Ericsson on Tuesdayday announced that Rafiah Ibrahim will leave her position as Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Middle East & Africa and will take on a role as advisor to CEO…
- 25 Sept 2013
IDC Sees Double Smartphone Shipments to Africa in 4 Years
Smartphone shipments to Africa were up 21.5% year on year for Q2 2013, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing its most recent Middle East and Africa…